Vitamin B12 in Brief
Vitamin B12 is obtained only from a meat-based diet. A dog may not necessarily need it every day, but vitamin B12 is practically always obtained.
Vitamin B12 is obtained only from a meat-based diet. A dog may not necessarily need it every day, but vitamin B12 is practically always obtained.
Cobalamin is the most complex vitamin and the only one that dogs can obtain solely from meat products. Every plant-based form of vitamin B12 is an antagonist of cobalamin, meaning it acts as an inhibitor or counteragent. These are also known as pseudo-vitamin B12.
Vitamin Bs are a loosely related group of vitamins with similar functions. Chemically, they have nothing in common except being water-soluble. They all participate in the body’s enzyme functions as coenzymes, essential precursors for enzymes. B vitamins are especially involved in energy production because, without B vitamins, the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins suffers, particularly in energy metabolism. B vitamins are also involved in the functioning of the nervous system.